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monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	Question.. I am getting my hands on a 25g with all kinds of equipment for only $20 tonight.. but the tank had been sitting dry for like 10 years. and before i dont know how it was used before Is this going to be ok? or should it be resealed? thanks Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 24-Jan-2007 23:07
Doedogg Banned Posts: 408 Kudos: 737 Votes: 445 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	If its been sitting dry for 10 years, to be on the safe side I would reseal it. At the very least, fill it and let it sit for a good week to see if it leaks. Its better to be safe than sorry. I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. ~ Mae West
Posted 24-Jan-2007 23:15
pookiekiller12 Fish Addict Posts: 574 Kudos: 633 Votes: 41 Registered: 13-Apr-2004	I agree with the above post, let it set with just water in it for about a week, preferably outside. Good luck.
Posted 24-Jan-2007 23:28
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	LOL... thats the bad thing... in michigan our high for the next week is the low 30s and the low is in the 0's... so i have to wait till spring to test it.... maybe tomorrow in the bath tub i can lol Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 25-Jan-2007 00:35
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	if the silicon isnt dry and hard when u scratch it with your finger nail it should be good but it is better to test it
Posted 25-Jan-2007 18:54
Doedogg Banned Posts: 408 Kudos: 737 Votes: 445 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	I wouldn't put it in a bath tub, tub bottoms usually aren't flat and you would put major stress on the tank. You may be better off getting a large rubbermaid tub to put it in for the test. I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. ~ Mae West
Posted 25-Jan-2007 19:38
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	i'll look but i've never seen a tub thats longer than 5 ft long.. and the seems still feel rubery and soft like new tanks feel like... but it may end up sitting until the spring to get it tested Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 26-Jan-2007 05:03
fish patty Fish Addict Posts: 539 Kudos: 223 Votes: 255 Registered: 04-Oct-2006	If it was me, I would go ahead & set it up in the kitchen when I was going to be home for awhile. I could be wrong, but I'm thinking if it leaked, it would more than likely leak right away, so that you could drain the tank right then with a siphon hose. If it leaked later, hopefully it would be slow enough that it wouldn't be that much & you could clean it up when you got home or woke up. But that's just me. Impatient. I sure wouldn't wait till Spring to set up a new aquarium.
Posted 26-Jan-2007 16:35
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	i'm not in a big rush to set it up. i've got enough to deal with right now. but i was thinking about trying that one of these days Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 27-Jan-2007 00:09
AquaClear_Fan Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 25 Votes: 6 Registered: 27-Jan-2007	Make sure when you do set it up even for testing that the tank is on a level surface. If the surface is not level the weight of the water will shift to one side adding much more stress on that side. 17 years experience with freshwater.
Posted 27-Jan-2007 23:55
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	after setting up a 150g, i know all bout level tanks Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 28-Jan-2007 02:09
AquaClear_Fan Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 25 Votes: 6 Registered: 27-Jan-2007	Edited by AquaClear_Fan Thats an awesome tank you have there monkeyboy. I wasn't trying to say that you didn't know anything about leveling a tank, I just added that in there for any beginers out there who might not understand the impotence of it. I was speaking in general. 17 years experience with freshwater.
Posted 28-Jan-2007 22:12
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	Edited by monkeyboy thanks, alot of time and not alot of money in that tank lol. and no i know, no worries. I need to get updated pics, but with the layout of my apartment, my camera bites. i'm going to have to find another to use Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 29-Jan-2007 18:14
pizpot Big Fish Posts: 382 Kudos: 82 Votes: 1 Registered: 01-Oct-2002	Edited by pizpot 10 years is not that long. I bet some tanks sit in little stores that long before they sell. I have never seen dried silicon. I have tried to remove it though...very sticky!
Posted 04-Feb-2007 02:12


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